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Don't overthink it. The article was probably translated from Dutch, or done by a Dutch person, and there isn't direct equivalent for "listings" in Dutch.
by em500 5y ago
Don't overthink it. The article was probably translated from Dutch, or done by a Dutch person, and there isn't direct equivalent for "listings" in Dutch.
- amelius 5y agoIf there isn't a distinction between ads and listings in some language, isn't that more evidence that both are actually the same thing?
- wccrawford 5y agoSome cultures don't distinguish between green and blue and don't have a word for blue. That doesn't mean that blue is the same as green.
- Cederfjard 5y agoAnother example is that in some languages they just have one word for ”leg” and ”foot”, and one for ”arm” and ”hand”. But obviously in English there’s a distinction.
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- hdjjhhvvhga 5y agoThat's interesting. So how would a Dutch person describe Google search results listings with ads in between?